XDS (External Development Summit) is the first professionals-only video games industry event with a primary focus on external development for art, animation and software engineering.The program is targeted at industry professionals involved in outsourcing (external development), service providers, and technology providers and offers a platform that promotes cooperative advancement of external development practices for the games industry.

From the first keynote to the last closing remarks, XDS focuses on four core values:

– Education
– Collaboration
– Leadership
– Quality

XDS is organized and designed by games industry professionals with the sole intention of furthering external development practices through knowledge sharing and relationship building. All proceeds from sponsorship and ticket sales go toward funding the event, and supporting subsequent XDS events.